And probably a civil law suit waiting to happen.

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Or if you get on the wrong side of the law or a civil suit, it may be the po-po or an opposing lawyer who come digging through your communications.

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Some Iraqis who were apparently mistreated in the American-run prison of Abu Ghraib have given up trying to seek redress through the criminal law and have instead lodged a civil suit in American courts against CACI, a company allegedly involved in the Abu Ghraib abuses.

ECONOMIST: Iraq